A communicable disease is an illness that can be transmitted from person to person.  Reporting of communicable diseases is required by Wisconsin State Statute 252.05 and Wisconsin Administrative Code DHS 145. Individuals required to report communicable diseases include physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel, school and daycare personnel, and any others with knowledge of disease.

Communicable Disease Follow-Up

• Waukesha County Public Health Division is the agency designated by state law to receive reports of communicable disease in Waukesha County residents.
• Upon receipt of a communicable disease report, an investigation may be conducted to determine the source of infection and to prevent further disease spread in the community.
• Tuberculosis (TB) skin test appointments are available on Tuesdays. Call (262) 896-8430, press "option 5", to schedule an appointment. 

Helpful Resources:

• • Wisconsin Reportable Diseases
  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services Communicable Disease Information

Communicable Disease Reporting for Health Personnel 

Communicable disease reports can be received electronically through the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), by phone at 262-896-8430, faxed at 262-896-8387, or mailed to 514 Riverview Avenue, Waukesha WI 53188.

Reporting Forms:

• • Acute & Communicable Disease Case Report
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases Laboratory & Morbidity Epidemiolgic Case Report
  • Latent Tuberculosis Infection Confidential Case Report
  • Lyme Disease Case Report

Non-Reportable Communicable Disease Information:

• Athlete’s Foot
• Bed Bugs
• Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
• Head Lice
• Impetigo
• Pink Eye
• Pinworm
• Poison Ivy
• Thrush

2022 Public Health Annual Report 

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• Flu Information
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• Statistics & Resources
• WIC Nutrition Program

Contact Us

Dept. of Health and Human Services
Address: 514 Riverview Avenue
Waukesha WI, 53188
Phone: (262) 896-8430
Fax: (262) 970-6670
TollFree: 1-800-540-3620
Email: [email protected]

The Public Health Immunization Clinic is open by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call (262) 896-8430. 

The Nurse Call Center is available by phone:
Monday-Friday. (8 AM – 4:30 PM)

WIC Clinic is open for services by appointment only. For more information call 262-896-8440. Enter thorugh the Public Health main entrance.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (8:15 AM - 4 PM)
Tuesdays (10:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please contact a medical professional or call 911.

The Public Health Division will be closed to the public for the following observed holidays in 2024:

•  New Year’s Eve (Dec 31ST - Sunday)

• New Year’s Day (Jan 1st - Monday)

• (2023 - 2024) will be observed Monday, January 1, 2024, and Tuesday, January 2, 2024.  (New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday)

• Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day will be observed Monday, January 15, 2024. 

• Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 27, 2024.

• Independence Day will be observed Thursday, July 4, 2024.

• Labor Day will be observed Monday, September 2, 2024.

• Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving will be observed Thursday, November 28, 2024, and Friday, November 29, 2024. 

• Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) and Christmas Day (Dec 25th) will be observed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

• New Year’s Eve (Dec 31ST) and New Year’s Day (Jan 1st) (2024 – 2025) will be observed Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025.